Chapter Ninety-Four: Stalemate

In the eyes of the Dutch team, Spain, which conceded two goals in a row and held a huge advantage but suddenly came to naught, suffered a heavy blow and must be unstable at this time, and this is the best opportunity for the Dutch team to pursue.

But the truth was somewhat unexpected by the Dutch.

In the 59th minute, the Dutch team intercepted and then launched another offensive in the front. The motivation of scoring two goals in a row has made the Dutch team in excellent form, and their confidence and fighting spirit have risen to an extreme, which is reflected in more decisive and rapid progress on the field.

The football passed through the midfield with three passes and two downs, and Robben, who scored the equalizer, broke through in a series of high-speed dribbles, attracting the attention of several defenders, and then passed the ball to the feet of Van der Vaart, who was cruising to the left flank.

Spain's midfield defence was already in tatters, and Van der Vaart only needed to dribble straight to the bottom line to face the defensive line that threatened the opposition.

Van der Vaart was about to step forward, but a swift figure suddenly arrived, and before he had any time to react, he was empty, and then he was carried to the ground by a force.

"Fan's defense! Quickly and decisively fall to the ground without the slightest hesitation! ”

"Van der Vaart fell to the ground, and the referee didn't say anything!"

"Let's look at slow-motion replay...... Oh, no foul, Fan tackles the ball first! It was a crisp, no-dragging defense! No questions asked! Clean and nice! ”

"Fan's return was timely and successful, but ...... Was he too aggressive against his club teammates? It's really merciless! ”

Van der Vaart got up from the ground with his teeth bared, and Fan Bizhuang also happened to get up from the ground, and the eyes of the two men collided in the air.

"Annoyed?"

"Be honest, Raphael!"

The two men spoke almost at the same time, almost at the same time, and then opened their mouths at the same time.

"You think it's annoyed? So let's see! ”

"If you have what it takes, then come! If you want me to stop, it's up to you to stop it! ”

The two men each dropped the phrase and turned their backs at the same time, and Van der Vaart ran out of the touchline to throw the throw-in.

Fan Bizhuang waved his hand and shouted at his teammates around him.

"What are you doing? Don't be stunned, you don't want to win, I'm not going to give up! ”

"What about being tied up? There's still time, let's just go one more! ”

"Cheer up, guys, don't give up, we're not on the side behind us! The Dutch team counts as a ball, they are just chasers, even if they catch up, it doesn't matter, we just keep leading! ”

In order to encourage his teammates, Fan Bizhuang even burst out foul language, but fortunately the referee didn't hear it, otherwise he might have been given a Topaz God of War card for free.

However, such a roar has a good effect.

The Spanish players have all come to their senses, Fan Bizhuang is right, this is the final of the World Cup, but there is no time for them to feel sorry for themselves, and the opponent will not give them the opportunity to "grieve and lose", if they can't focus on the game with all their might, the opponent will inflict the most painful wound on them.

The Spaniards came to their senses and knew they couldn't go on like this, yes, now the score is back on the same line, but it's not a desperate situation, there is a lot of time left in the game, and they still have time to regain their advantage.

Van der Vaart threw the throw-in, De Jong stepped forward to catch the ball, and Ramos immediately pasted it, with a fierce expression and rough movements, he used his body to press De Jong, so that the opponent could not complete the turn, and had to helplessly pass the ball back.

Van der Vaart wanted to catch the ball and observe, but in the face of the menacing Fan Bizhuang, he could only make the same choice as De Jong and pass the ball back.

All the Spanish players moved and began to counter-force the Dutch players, the Dutch team's offensive was frustrated, the football was passed again and again, and finally was forced to retreat to their own half, the pressure was reduced, but this time the attack could only end without a problem.

Of course, this is just the beginning.

It's not just the Dutch team that will press high and press the whole court, the Spanish team will too, the players began to run more actively on the field, and even fierce and ferocious actions, making them look more fierce and desperate, the Dutch team originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to boost morale, chasing and beating the Spanish team, but the result was the opposite, the Spanish team did not seem to be affected by the continuous loss of goals, but was more "passionate", and in turn grabbed the Dutch team a little confused.

The Dutch team's wishful thinking failed, the offensive was frustrated, and it could only be transformed into a positional battle, patiently looking for the opponent's vacancy.

This was also as Spain wished, and the Matador Legion was given a chance to breathe and take advantage of this opportunity to stabilize their position.

There was a rare "calm" situation on the pitch, with both teams fearing their opponents, and the offensive between the two sides was more tentative. It's not a life-or-death confrontation.

During this period of "calm period", the most active players on the field are the players on both sides, Robben, Van der Vaart and other players are extremely outstanding in individual ability, in the team will focus more energy on the entanglement with the opponent, their individual combat ability outstanding characteristics are shown, frequently in the front court with breakthroughs to create threats.

On the Spanish side, Van Bizhuang, Villa, Iniesta and others are also not weak, and the players in the midfield are actively fighting and pressing, making efforts to consolidate the defensive line, and they are acting as the spearhead at the forefront, reducing the pressure on the defensive line with excellent individual ability.

In the 74th minute, Van Bizhuang forced a breakthrough through the joint defense of Van Bommel and De Jong, and suddenly kicked the goal in the high-speed dribble, Stekelenberg could not react and stood still, fortunately, Van Bizhuang's shot did not hit the range of the goal frame, and almost grazed the post out of the bottom line.

The Dutch team then returned the color, the game instigated the Dutch team two goals, Van der Vaart, who played extremely well, and Sneijder in the middle suddenly made a switch, disrupting the Spanish defense, after rereceiving the ball, Van der Vaart shot the far corner of the goal with his left foot at the top of the penalty area, Casillas volleyed hard to save, and blocked the football dangerously.

From the ensuing corner, Huntelaar grabbed the first point at the front post and flicked his header straight into the top left corner of the goal, where Casillas was already on guard and jumped high to pick the ball into his hands.

Two minutes later, Van Bizhuang returned to the midfield to assist Alonso to close Sneijder, and then found Iniesta who was cruising to the right with a long pass, Xiaobai burst into the penalty area with two iconic croquettes in a row, and Dutch central defender Heitinga made up for it in place, he blocked Xiaobai's shot with his right leg, the football changed direction and fell towards the goal, Stekelenberg jumped high and held the ball.

For nearly ten minutes, both the Spanish and Dutch teams faced several big tests in the penalty area, and although these attacking opportunities were created by individual players using their individual abilities, they were no less threatening.

When the time entered the 80th minute, the two teams that had been "recuperating" for a while were almost at the same time, and the two teams once again launched an all-round competition and chase on the court.

Now the score is 2:2, the two sides are on the same running line, but they all know very well that the more the game is at the back, the more important it is, and the final period of time is when the bayonets of both sides are red - both teams have strong offensive ability, and they are not willing to drag the game into overtime, and everyone wants to solve the opponent in regular time!

In such a situation, it is natural for the two teams to collide with each other again.

The first to attack is the Dutch team, the orange team is the typical representative of modern football's "all-attack, all-defending" tactics, their style is also simple and straightforward, after winning the ball, it is to go forward to Van der Vaart and Sneijder, these two players to decide the direction and rhythm of the team, and then the players with excellent ability up front to charge.

Van der Vaart did not covet the ball after receiving the ball, he had already observed the path of the ball, made a light block with his left foot, and handed the football to Sneijder in the middle, who faced the incoming ball and transferred it to the feet of Robben.

Robben's individual ability is indeed terrifying, Ramos and Busquets, who has just come off the bench, joined forces, but they were still torn open by Peter Pan and ran out of the encirclement.

Robben stepped on small steps, continuously smashed the ball and changed the line, and gradually approached the left side of the penalty area.

With another flick of his left foot, Robben made an inward cut, which led to Alonso, who came from the fill-in, to put a tackle directly, but he didn't think it was just a feint, Robben shook off Alonso, and then he got up, and he used the inside of his left foot to pass the football to the other end of the penalty area.

Huntelaar was smart enough to shake off Pique and leap high at the back post to head home.

"Robben! A beautiful break, a quick tear in the Spanish defence, a left-footed shot...... Oh no, it's passing! Robben passes the ball to the back post on the other side! ”

"Huntelaar! Head Shake...... Attack! Spanish team danger! ”

The whole stadium was in shock. Everyone looked nervously in the direction of the forbidden area.

The football quickly rushed to the goal, and at the critical moment, "San Cassie" once again made a miraculous save, he was not tall, which was also a congenital disadvantage, but Casillas made up for this deficiency with his super prediction and superhuman reaction.

This time was the same, when Robben took the left-footed pass, he had a premonition of the opponent's purpose, and did not hesitate to move his feet, and at the same time as Huntelaar shook his head to attack, Casillas had already jumped.

There was no doubt that Casillas was right and he blocked his opponent's shot!

What's even more amazing is that he didn't even give his opponent a second chance to attack, and his hands were like iron tongs, holding the ball firmly in his hands.